Thank you for your interest in this project regarding the anaylsis of dementia-related tweets.
This study uses Twitter-derived natural language data, processed through academic software, to provide a snapshot of the content and sentiment of tweets related to dementia. Using a big data approach, this study analyses and interrogates the perceptions and attitudes of the public towards dementia.
This study aims to discover the nature, context and terminology used by Twitter users when talking about dementia and dementia-related terms. Discovery of this terminology may lead to increased understanding of their attitudes towards dementia, and whether dementia is viewed positively or negatively. The objective of this study is to provide a snapshot of the content and sentiment of tweets associated with dementia and dementia-related terms.
This page offers information regarding the study.
What are you trying to find out?
Thank you for your interest in this study. This study is looking at how twitter users talk about dementia and diseases related to dementia. Dementia is a common health condition and it is important that we understand how it is talked about. We also hope that by undertaking this study, we discover some new ideas about dementia.
Why are you searching for my tweets?
Tweets are a really good source of written information. We can use this written information to look for patterns and ideas which we might not have been able to see otherwise. Other researchers have done smaller projects where they have looked at tweets, but they have done this manually. We are going to use computers to help us look at the information.
Which tweets can you use?
Our computers are able to use any tweets which have been posted in the previous week. We also have a tool which allows us to collect and store tweets over a longer period of time, and we are going to use this to collect tweets over a period of a month. This will help us to see longer-term patterns. Essentially, we can access anything which is public on twitter. The information shared in public spaces on twitter is just like sharing information in real life in public places: anyone can access it.
Which tweets can you not use?
We aren’t able to use any tweets which you mark as private, or if your account is set to private. We will not use them because you have chosen to keep them private, and just for you and your followers. We can’t access these with our computer so we won’t be able to see anything you write that is private.
What if I don’t want you to use my tweets?
If you don’t want us to use your tweets please change your settings to make your account private. That way we won’t be able to collect your tweets. The search strategy which we are using to collect tweets can only access tweets which are publicly available, therefore if your profile or individual tweets are private, we will not have access to them. Once the data (tweets) are collected, they will be mass analysed. We will never indicate your name (real or twitter ID) to identify you or other twitter members. All data collected will be analysed as a whole rather than individually, and to do this we will be using an analytical software to get a result.
What will you use my tweets for?
We will be looking at only the status updates. We won’t be looking at your username or any personal information you have shared with twitter. We won’t be including anything about you or your account in our study, other than your status updates. These statuses will be collected into our computer and we will be looking at graphs and counting how often words occur. This information will help us to find answers to the study’s objectives.
How are you conducting the study, what’s your approach?
This study is a digital ethnographic study. Ethnography is the study of people, things or places and is a very old way of studying social environments. We are using an updated and modified way of doing this which looks at the digital environment as a social world.
How will you protect my personal information?
Your personal information will not be used in this study. As part of the collection process we do receive some information about your username and your user description but this information will be deleted when we process the information files before analysis takes place.
Who are you as researchers?
This study is being undertaken by David Robertshaw, who is a Registered Nurse and educator working at the University of Derby, and by Ivana Babicova who is a psychologist and researcher working at the University of Derby.
Where can I read about your study?
We haven’t published our study yet but if you would like to know some early findings or receive a link to the paper when it is published please contact d.robertshaw@derby.ac.uk
What are the main findings of your study?
We haven’t published our study yet but if you would like to know some early findings or receive a link to the paper when it is published please contact pqhcresearch@derby.ac.uk
Responsibility is held by Twitter users regarding the public nature of their tweets, and Twitter makes it clear to their users how these tweets can be used. We will not quote usernames, or include pictures, or make direct references/quotes, or include personal or sensitive information. These tweets will not be used for commercial purposes.
This study uses Twitter-derived natural language data, processed through academic software, to provide a snapshot of the content and sentiment of tweets related to dementia. Using a big data approach, this study analyses and interrogates the perceptions and attitudes of the public towards dementia.
This study aims to discover the nature, context and terminology used by Twitter users when talking about dementia and dementia-related terms. Discovery of this terminology may lead to increased understanding of their attitudes towards dementia, and whether dementia is viewed positively or negatively. The objective of this study is to provide a snapshot of the content and sentiment of tweets associated with dementia and dementia-related terms.
This page offers information regarding the study.
What are you trying to find out?
Thank you for your interest in this study. This study is looking at how twitter users talk about dementia and diseases related to dementia. Dementia is a common health condition and it is important that we understand how it is talked about. We also hope that by undertaking this study, we discover some new ideas about dementia.
Why are you searching for my tweets?
Tweets are a really good source of written information. We can use this written information to look for patterns and ideas which we might not have been able to see otherwise. Other researchers have done smaller projects where they have looked at tweets, but they have done this manually. We are going to use computers to help us look at the information.
Which tweets can you use?
Our computers are able to use any tweets which have been posted in the previous week. We also have a tool which allows us to collect and store tweets over a longer period of time, and we are going to use this to collect tweets over a period of a month. This will help us to see longer-term patterns. Essentially, we can access anything which is public on twitter. The information shared in public spaces on twitter is just like sharing information in real life in public places: anyone can access it.
Which tweets can you not use?
We aren’t able to use any tweets which you mark as private, or if your account is set to private. We will not use them because you have chosen to keep them private, and just for you and your followers. We can’t access these with our computer so we won’t be able to see anything you write that is private.
What if I don’t want you to use my tweets?
If you don’t want us to use your tweets please change your settings to make your account private. That way we won’t be able to collect your tweets. The search strategy which we are using to collect tweets can only access tweets which are publicly available, therefore if your profile or individual tweets are private, we will not have access to them. Once the data (tweets) are collected, they will be mass analysed. We will never indicate your name (real or twitter ID) to identify you or other twitter members. All data collected will be analysed as a whole rather than individually, and to do this we will be using an analytical software to get a result.
What will you use my tweets for?
We will be looking at only the status updates. We won’t be looking at your username or any personal information you have shared with twitter. We won’t be including anything about you or your account in our study, other than your status updates. These statuses will be collected into our computer and we will be looking at graphs and counting how often words occur. This information will help us to find answers to the study’s objectives.
How are you conducting the study, what’s your approach?
This study is a digital ethnographic study. Ethnography is the study of people, things or places and is a very old way of studying social environments. We are using an updated and modified way of doing this which looks at the digital environment as a social world.
How will you protect my personal information?
Your personal information will not be used in this study. As part of the collection process we do receive some information about your username and your user description but this information will be deleted when we process the information files before analysis takes place.
Who are you as researchers?
This study is being undertaken by David Robertshaw, who is a Registered Nurse and educator working at the University of Derby, and by Ivana Babicova who is a psychologist and researcher working at the University of Derby.
Where can I read about your study?
We haven’t published our study yet but if you would like to know some early findings or receive a link to the paper when it is published please contact d.robertshaw@derby.ac.uk
What are the main findings of your study?
We haven’t published our study yet but if you would like to know some early findings or receive a link to the paper when it is published please contact pqhcresearch@derby.ac.uk
Responsibility is held by Twitter users regarding the public nature of their tweets, and Twitter makes it clear to their users how these tweets can be used. We will not quote usernames, or include pictures, or make direct references/quotes, or include personal or sensitive information. These tweets will not be used for commercial purposes.
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